What is the meaning of "safe" in this context.
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Safe from neglect? Safe from dying unnecessarily? Safe from humiliation?
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Safe from discomfort? Safe from sleepless nights in a noisy environment? Safe from being ignored by nurses?
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We need some definitions and some evidence of constructive staff development and backup.
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This applies to all hospitals, not Colchester in particular.

What is the meaning of "safe" in this context.
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Safe from neglect? Safe from dying unnecessarily? Safe from humiliation?
.
Safe from discomfort? Safe from sleepless nights in a noisy environment? Safe from being ignored by nurses?
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We need some definitions and some evidence of constructive staff development and backup.
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This applies to all hospitals, not Colchester in particular.rhetoric

Really????
A very sad and shameful situation indeed, for the Borough and the community, This is negative publicity we could well all do without:
After the Channel 4 programme on Colchester Night-Life now this.
This is all quite unfortunate and inappropriate for Colchester
:-( XXXXXX

Really????
A very sad and shameful situation indeed, for the Borough and the community, This is negative publicity we could well all do without:
After the Channel 4 programme on Colchester Night-Life now this.
This is all quite unfortunate and inappropriate for Colchester
:-( XXXXXXJohn Vencato

Well, he has to say this to the press, but I hope that, behind the scenes, he is properly checking this and making sure it really is the case.

On other threads connected with this issue, we have seen plenty of tales of people not being looked after especially well. I have seen examples of very good care, but also, while visiting people, have seen (elderly) people waiting a long time for any response to an alarm call. The impression I got was that if you were able to shout, you´d get the attention first. If you were old and tired, and couldn´t do that, you could wait a long time.

The management are paid very nice salaries indeed, and that puts the responsibility on them to properly put this right. Flippant statements that everything is just fine do not fool the public any more.

Well, he has to say this to the press, but I hope that, behind the scenes, he is properly checking this and making sure it really is the case.
On other threads connected with this issue, we have seen plenty of tales of people not being looked after especially well. I have seen examples of very good care, but also, while visiting people, have seen (elderly) people waiting a long time for any response to an alarm call. The impression I got was that if you were able to shout, you´d get the attention first. If you were old and tired, and couldn´t do that, you could wait a long time.
The management are paid very nice salaries indeed, and that puts the responsibility on them to properly put this right. Flippant statements that everything is just fine do not fool the public any more.romantic

Meaningless platitudes. His suggestion seems to be that all is well, but the DoH is just checking everything to make sure, but surely the reason the hospital has been singled out is because it is failing in one or more areas.
Still, if the head of the Staffordshire trust thinks that he shouldn't resign because he's the best person to sort out any issues, why would you expect Coutts to do any different?

Meaningless platitudes. His suggestion seems to be that all is well, but the DoH is just checking everything to make sure, but surely the reason the hospital has been singled out is because it is failing in one or more areas.
Still, if the head of the Staffordshire trust thinks that he shouldn't resign because he's the best person to sort out any issues, why would you expect Coutts to do any different?Cleggeron

Dr Gordon Coutts is talking out of his rear end. If he was to be taken sick. I will lay odds on that he will be given the best room of the house. Staff running around for him, and his stay made to feel like he was staying at the Ritz.

Those that run the NHS are out of contact with the real world. The only thing they understand is money. They don't understand what a hospital is.

The whole NHS needs a real shake up. They need to put the sick first, giving the care that is needed.
I do understand the thought behind saving money. But the saving of care and empathy too is just stupid.

Would love to see this Dr Gordon Coutts go into the Wivenhoe ward incognito and see what a ward of death that is. To see first hand that Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea wards are ran by nurses that think they know more than the doctors.

Dr Gordon Coutts is talking out of his rear end. If he was to be taken sick. I will lay odds on that he will be given the best room of the house. Staff running around for him, and his stay made to feel like he was staying at the Ritz.
Those that run the NHS are out of contact with the real world. The only thing they understand is money. They don't understand what a hospital is.
The whole NHS needs a real shake up. They need to put the sick first, giving the care that is needed.
I do understand the thought behind saving money. But the saving of care and empathy too is just stupid.
Would love to see this Dr Gordon Coutts go into the Wivenhoe ward incognito and see what a ward of death that is. To see first hand that Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea wards are ran by nurses that think they know more than the doctors.tellitasitreallyis